{"product_id":"tales-from-the-cafe-original-before-the-coffee-gets-cold-2","title":"Tales from the Cafe (Original) (Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the \u003cem\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Endearing.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"The narrative is deeply moving.\" -- \n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A complete page-turner from the start to the end.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Heartwarming, quirky, and wistful.\" -- \n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Interwoven into what initially feels like a whimsical escape are existential conundrums of love and loss, family and freedom, life and death.\" -- \n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Charming.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/em\u003e, this book follows four new customers who hope to travel back in time in a little Japanese café.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn a back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee--the chance to travel back in time. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWith faces both familiar and new, \n\u003cem\u003eTales from the Cafe\u003c\/em\u003e follows the story of four patrons who visit to take advantage of café Funiculi Funicula's time-traveling offer and revisit moments with family, friends and lovers. Each one must face up to the past to move on with their lives. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eKawaguchi's wistful and heartwarming new novel once again invites the reader to ask themselves, \"What would you do if you could travel back in time?\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeet more wonderful characters in the rest of the captivating \u003cem\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eseries: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/em\u003e (Book 1)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTales from the Cafe \u003c\/em\u003e(Book 2)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore Your Memory Fades \u003c\/em\u003e(Book 3)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore We Say Goodbye \u003c\/em\u003e(Book 4)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore We Forget Kindness \u003c\/em\u003e(Book 5)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/em\u003e - Boxed Set (Books 1-3)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2021 pg. 4 (EAN 9781335630988, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 66 (EAN 9781335630988, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/16\/2021 (EAN 9781335630988, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKawaguchi, Toshikazu\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He has produced, directed and written for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. His works as a playwright include \n\u003cem\u003eCOUPLE\u003c\/em\u003e, \n\u003cem\u003eSunset Song \u003c\/em\u003eand \n\u003cem\u003e family time\u003c\/em\u003e. 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